Hi all,
My mum was diagnosed with cancer last January and it has had a massive impact on our lives - I'm sure most of you will know!
However, I recently lost my Grandad in February to Prostate Cancer and my Auntie to Breast Cancer in March so have been feeling pretty out of control and overwhelmed with the whole cancer thing.
I've been coping with grief whilst also trying to care for my Mum as she goes through her treatment and I've been feeling pretty lonely.
I was wondering if anyone had any good resources or support they used to help?
I'd be keen to become a part of some kind of support group as I think having people to talk to who are going through a similar situation to me would be really comforting.
Thanks.
C
hi lou.c.g
Welcome to our community, I hope you find it both informative and supportive.
You certainly have had a lot of experience and I know how helpful finding some support can be. My initial contact was with our local Maggies centre as they offer a failry simple drop in service. Later of course I came to Macmillan.
We do have a tool here in your area that can help find support groups near you, sometimes it helps to use the hospital postcode too.
In my workplace we had a staff carers network and that was quite helpful as well.
<<hugs>>
Steve
